The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word INSPECT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result INSPECT
- Check pressure during cricket, say
- Examine pitch at first, possessed by cricket, perhaps?
- Examine closely popular page penned by religious group
- Look into the case? Morse has no alternative
- Examine popular party holding power
- Check popular group making case for power
- Vet meeting requirements given time
- Look at cricket perhaps, quietly absorbed
- What Ofsted does this month is to cover heads of primary English course
- Check source of problems in cricket, perhaps
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The straight part
We know that "Examine closely" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case examine closely = inspect.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does INSPECT mean?
INSPECT verb- To examine critically or carefully; especially, to search out problems or determine condition; to scrutinize.
- To view and examine officially.